Senator Hope Uzodimma, has been re-elected as governor of Imo State following his victory in all 27 local government areas of Imo State in Saturday’s governorship election.
Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 540,308 votes, followed by of the Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the Peopkes Democratic Party, PDP who scored 71,503 votes. Senator Athan Achonu of the Labour Party, LP garnered 64,081 votes to place third.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, represented by the State Returning Officer for the election, Prof Abayomi Fasina, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, declared Uzodimma elected, having satisfied alk requirements imposed by the electoral law.
The collation of results started around 2 a.m. on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital.
Eighteen parties fielded candidates in the election.
Full result at a glance…
IKEDURU LGA
Registered voters: 119,987
Accredited voters: 33662
APC: 22, 356
Labour Party: 1, 377
PDP: 7, 258
OGUTA LGA
Registered voters: 95,152
Accredited voters: 64,260
APC: 57, 310
PDP: 2,653
LP: 1,941
IDEATO SOUTH LGA
Registered voters: 79,361
Accredited voters: 21,935
APC: 16,891
LP: 1,649
PDP: 2,469
ABOH MBAISE LGA
Registered voters: 111,207
Accredited voters: 16,084
APC: 9,638
LP: 2,455
PDP: 1,724
ORSU LGA
Accredited voters: 19,139
APC: 18,003
LP: 813
PDP: 624
OKIGWE LGA
Registered voters: 75,410
Accredited voters: 63,935
APC: 55,585
LP: 2,655
PDP: 1,688
ISIALA MBANO LGA
Registered voters: 99,076
Accredited voters: 15,911
APC: 10,860
LP: 2,419
PDP: 1,659
OWERRI WEST LGA
Registered voters: 140, 242
Accredited voters: 16, 296
APC: 9, 205
LP: 2, 597
PDP: 3, 305
OBOWO LGA
Registered voters: 68,690
Accredited voters: 22,214
APC: 17,514
LP: 3,404
PDP: 712
EHIME MBANO LGA
Number of registered voters: 79,212
Number of accredited voters: 13,027
APC: 6,632
LP: 4, 958
PDP: 681
ORU WEST LGA
Accredited voters 42,965
APC: 38,026
LP: 1,867
PDP: 987
NJABA LGA
Accredited Voters – 12098
APC – 8110
LP – 995
PDP – 2404
OWERRI NORTH LGA
Registered voters – 134,555
Accredited voters – 18,398
APC – 8536
LP – 4386
PDP – 3449
NWANGELE LGA
Registered voters – 55535
Accredited voters – 33259
APC – 29282
LP – 895
PDP – 2132
OWERRI MUNICIPAL LGA
Registered voters – 134169
Accredited voters – 11110
APC – 5324
LP – 2914
PDP – 2180
ONUIMO LGA
Registered voters – 36717
Accredited voters – 18405
APC – 13434
LP – 1753
PDP – 2676
NGOR-OKPALA LGA
Registered voters – 102048
Accredited voters – 22111
APC – 14143
LP – 2716
PDP – 3451
ORU EAST LGA
Registered voters – 85080
Accredited voters – 74324
APC – 67315
LP – 3443
PDP – 2202
ISU LGA
Registered voters – 55203
Accredited voters – 15974
APC – 11312
LP – 1253
PDP – 2508
AHIAZU MBAISE LGA
Registered voters – 98887
Accredited voters – 16097
APC – 8369
LP – 2214
PDP – 3507
NKWERRE LGA
Registered voters – 59926
Accredited voters – 26993
APC – 22488
LP – 1320
PDP – 2632
MBAITOLI LGA
Number of registered voters: 153, 284
Number of accredited voters: 24,186
APC: 12, 556
LP: 4, 007
PDP: 5, 343
IHITTE/ UBOMA LGA
Number of registered voters: 52108
Number of accredited voters: 17, 537
APC: 11, 099
LP: 2, 766
PDP: 3, 077
IDEATO NORTH LGA
Number of registered voters: 86906
Number of accredited voters: 9, 609
APC: 5, 271
LP: 1, 522
PDP: 2, 062
OHAJI/ EGBEMA LGA
Number of registered voters: 107,456
Number of accredited voters: 21,366
APC: 14, 962
LP: 1, 506
PDP: 3, 694
ORLU LGA
Number of registered voters: 103, 223
Number of accredited voters: 49, 229
APC: 37, 614
LP: 2, 424
PDP: 3, 690